Seattle, Wash. --- The Portland Pilots men’s and women’s track and field teams closed out their indoor season at the University of Washington’s Last Chance Meet on Saturday in record-breaking fashion. Three Pilots sped their way to personal bests while also scaling UP’s all-time charts. For complete meet results, click here.
“This was a nice finish to our indoor season,” said head coach Ian Solof. “Natalie Hemphill ran an excellent double of 4:53/2:14, Lyndy Davis took 17 seconds off her 3k best, and Sifrash Ademe ran a very strong PR of 9:42 in the 3k. I’m really looking forward to what the team can do outdoors.”
Hemphill’s 800m performance of 2:14.97 landed her at the No. 4 spot on UP’s all-time list. The junior, from Ashland, Ore., also posted a program second-best all-time result in the mile with 4:53.02.
Senior Ademe’s PR in the 3k vaulted her to the fourth-spot on UP’s all-time list. Freshman Davis broke into the UP record books with a time of 10:04.14, which is ninth best all-time.
Theresa Hailey, a sophomore from Deer Park, Wash., posted a personal best in the 800 meters and a UP all-time eighth-best with a time of 2:18.80. Hailey’s time of 5:01.27 in the mile moved her up to seventh all-time.
On the men’s side, UP took the second, third and fourth places in the 3k with senior Justin Houck leading all Pilots with a time of 8:21.81. Redshirt-freshman Matt Frerker was close behind at 8:22.73 while freshman Jared Bassett crossed the line at 8:24.00.
The Pilots ‘B’ squad braved cold temperatures to compete at the Linfield Erik Anderson Icebreaker in McMinnville, Ore. For complete meet results, click here.
The Pilots next begin the outdoor season on Friday, March 20 at the Charles Bowles Classic in Salem, Ore.
